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[Q] flashing the new OTA ?

So I just flashed my phone for the first time yesterday with a new rom and now I want to try the official OTA 1.28. How can I do that ? Should I flash the official 1.28 rom using the CWM recovery ?
Thanks

sgdeux said:
So I just flashed my phone for the first time yesterday with a new rom and now I want to try the official OTA 1.28. How can I do that ? Should I flash the official 1.28 rom using the CWM recovery ?
Thanks
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As you have Clockwork installed you cannot update OTA. If you want the 1.28 update now then you would need to relock your bootloader, flash the 1.26 RUU and then update OTA.
Otherwise you will just have to wait for the devs to update there roms with the new base.

Also waiting for an answer, im thinking maybe flashing a stock then relocking the bootloader should do it?
Annoying is it not!

Ok so i think i'll wait for the devs to update their roms. ty for your answer

Johnny0906 said:
Also waiting for an answer, im thinking maybe flashing a stock then relocking the bootloader should do it?
Annoying is it not!
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Yep Bronco (mod for CWM thread) has confirmed
-reflash stock recovery
- relock
- restore RUU
you can still unlock and reflash CWM after that so I'm gonna do that, as long as I got my titanium its not too bad, just a bit lengthy

sgdeux said:
Ok so i think i'll wait for the devs to update their roms. ty for your answer
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Be patient - within 48 hours we should start seeing custom roms with the 1.28 baseband

wintermute000 said:
Yep Bronco (mod for CWM thread) has confirmed
-reflash stock recovery
- relock
- restore RUU
you can still unlock and reflash CWM after that so I'm gonna do that, as long as I got my titanium its not too bad, just a bit lengthy
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Sorry but could you define: refash stock recovery?
Cheers!

Johnny0906 said:
Sorry but could you define: refash stock recovery?
Cheers!
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The above info is incorrect. You do not need to flash the stock recovery as the RUU will do this anyway. So just relock bootloder and run the RUU.

[SOLVED]update OTA without relocking the bootloader

dear XDA members ,,, as i got a lot of solutions in this form and i see the OTA updates are making problems for many users ,,, here is the solution for people who unlocked the bootloader and installed CWM recovery ......
ON STOCK ROM ...
1- you dont need to relock the bootloader ..
2- download voodoo rootkeeper .. (from market) and run the program and click protect root.
3- you will need your original recovery that you changed to CWM ..
example: if you had 1.28.415.9 and you installed CWM then you need recovery.img for 1.28.415.9 .
install the stock recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24738635#post24738635
4-install recovery.img from fastboot ..
5-boot into phone and OTA update the one x to 1.29.xxx .
6-after update is done just open rootkeeper and click restore root ,,
7-DONE
a big thanks for xda members and im happy to help ...

Nice m8
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Actually I never really had to relock the bootloader to apply an OTA... just flashing the stock recovery and keeping the unlocked bootloader + rooted custom ROM did the trick for me... Tho its not a really good idea to install an OTA patch on top of a custom ROM.

i added ( FOR STOCK ) what i know if you have custom rom you wont receive OTA ... will you ???!!!! ... my solution is about if you are still on Stock ...
if you search google youll see people talking about locking the bootloader and removing root and all kind of crap ...

...since the radio is part of the rom now and the only "advantage" of flashing a RUU is an hboot update.
So what is the "advantage" of an newer hboot? If someone finds an exploit on the 0.43 hboot which is fixed on newer hboots you gonna cry (-:
So my advice..stay on lowest hboot until we get S-OFF.

I also didn't have to relock my bootloader.
Just restored my default back up with cwm before root. Fastboot restore to original recovery (stock), update and done. Went back to fastboot and restored cwm, rooted the phone and done.

cruiseyunfat said:
I also didn't have to relock my bootloader.
Just restored my default back up with cwm before root. Fastboot restore to original recovery (stock), update and done. Went back to fastboot and restored cwm, rooted the phone and done.
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me too.

j4n87 said:
...since the radio is part of the rom now and the only "advantage" of flashing a RUU is an hboot update.
So what is the "advantage" of an newer hboot? If someone finds an exploit on the 0.43 hboot which is fixed on newer hboots you gonna cry (-:
So my advice..stay on lowest hboot until we get S-OFF.
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Totally agree lower the better! Good advice
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

j4n87 said:
...since the radio is part of the rom now and the only "advantage" of flashing a RUU is an hboot update.
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Has this been confirmed, that the radio is flashed when flashing a rom?

DELETE.

Do you think this would work for HOS? Thanks for posting this, much appreciated, will let you kow how it works out for the HOS
hwoarang626 said:
dear XDA members ,,, as i got a lot of solutions in this form and i see the OTA updates are making problems for many users ,,, here is the solution for people who unlocked the bootloader and installed CWM recovery ......
ON STOCK ROM ...
1- you dont need to relock the bootloader ..
2- download voodoo rootkeeper .. (from market) and run the program and click protect root.
3- you will need your original recovery that you changed to CWM ..
example: if you had 1.28.415.9 and you installed CWM then you need recovery.img for 1.28.415.9 .
install the stock recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24738635#post24738635
4-install recovery.img from fastboot ..
5-boot into phone and OTA update the one x to 1.29.xxx .
6-after update is done just open rootkeeper and click restore root ,,
7-DONE
a big thanks for xda members and im happy to help ...
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May I post this in the HOS Section ? Thanks

What i did was flashed stock recovery, downloaded and installed the update done, that's all i did and root was intact, that was like last month

I'm still haven't issues installing the OTA update.
I followed your instructions and I still get the red triangle error
EDIT:
just did some fishing, and it's because my stock rom is so heavily modified that the OTA won't update anything

hi, quick check, do i still need to flash back CWM or it will include back CWM?

ah_cleo said:
hi, quick check, do i still need to flash back CWM or it will include back CWM?
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the OTA will not include CWM, as CWM is not stock.

thanks you made my day

Forgive me for the noob question but how would one find out which stock recovery was on phone before I flashed cwm. Didn't take note before hand
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

Try4Ce said:
Actually I never really had to relock the bootloader to apply an OTA... just flashing the stock recovery and keeping the unlocked bootloader + rooted custom ROM did the trick for me... Tho its not a really good idea to install an OTA patch on top of a custom ROM.
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could you please explain more (then a noob can understand?)

25092992 said:
Forgive me for the noob question but how would one find out which stock recovery was on phone before I flashed cwm. Didn't take note before hand
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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Whatever Rom version is shown in "about" e.g. 1.26, 1.28, 1.29 , then this is the recovery version you need
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

dezborders said:
Whatever Rom version is shown in "about" e.g. 1.26, 1.28, 1.29 , then this is the recovery version you need
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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My phone version is 1.29.720.11, but in the OP link, I can find only 1.29.401.7 and 1.29.401.11. What can I do?
Thanks in advance

System updates ?

Hey sorry if this was addressed already in another thread. Just picked up a One X yesterday. I've since unlocked bootloader and rooted phone. Just playing with stock rom for now before I jump into custom rom.
My question is, I keep getting notifications for system update available. Should I avoid these updates ? don't want to loose root and unlocked bootloader
Thanks!

Just do the update and then re-root - bootloader isn't touched once unlocked unless you manually lock it yourself

EddyOS said:
Just do the update and then re-root - bootloader isn't touched once unlocked unless you manually lock it yourself
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Thanks! That was fast

JPxM0Dz said:
Hey sorry if this was addressed already in another thread. Just picked up a One X yesterday. I've since unlocked bootloader and rooted phone. Just playing with stock rom for now before I jump into custom rom.
My question is, I keep getting notifications for system update available. Should I avoid these updates ? don't want to loose root and unlocked bootloader
Thanks!
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If you have already flashed a custom recovery, you will need to flash back the stock recovery to apply the update.

bobsie41 said:
If you have already flashed a custom recovery, you will need to flash back the stock recovery to apply the update.
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Yeah when I unlocked bootloader, I immediatley flashed cwm. Hmmm seems like alot of flashing back and forth for these updates.
Should have done all the updates first I guess
Maybe I'll just flash an already tweaked rom

When you update it updates your hboot as well as your rom. Its worth pointing out that if an s-off exploit comes out for an earlier version of the hboot you might not be able to downgrade. If you're not having specific problems such as screen flicker I would not update.
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h00py said:
When you update it updates your hboot as well as your rom. Its worth pointing out that if an s-off exploit comes out for an earlier version of the hboot you might not be able to downgrade. If you're not having specific problems such as screen flicker I would not update.
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Thanks for the info, no issues really

JPxM0Dz said:
Thanks for the info, no issues really
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If you do upgrade then given the number of problems people have it's also a good idea to make sure a RUU is available that matches the version you intend to upgrade to. That way if everything goes south you can flash the RUU and get it back up and running.

[Q] Update 1.29

Hi all,
I unlocked my boot loader and flashed clockworkmod Recovery V5.8.2.7.
I just received the update from HTC:
1.28.720.10 to 1.29.720.10 for Asia India. When clicking on the file to update, the phone reset itself and the clockworkmod recovery screen appeared with an error.
So I was unable to update the phone.
I have uploaded a screenshot with all the info.
The phone is an HTC One X unlocked version bought from amazon (Made in India)
I am not sure what other information is required so if you need anything just let me know and I will update.

You need to flash a stock recovery prior OTA update. The update will fail with a CWM recovery installed.

joseph.davidow said:
Hi all,
I unlocked my boot loader and flashed clockworkmod Recovery V5.8.2.7.
I just received the update from HTC:
1.28.720.10 to 1.29.720.10 for Asia India. When clicking on the file to update, the phone reset itself and the clockworkmod recovery screen appeared with an error.
So I was unable to update the phone.
I have uploaded a screenshot with all the info.
The phone is an HTC One X unlocked version bought from amazon (Made in India)
I am not sure what other information is required so if you need anything just let me know and I will update.
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ckpv5 said:
You need to flash a stock recovery prior OTA update. The update will fail with a CWM recovery installed.
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I think you also have to re-lock your phone after restoring your stock recovery.

is there any other way then to update the ota updates?

joseph.davidow said:
is there any other way then to update the ota updates?
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Flash a custom rom instead. Most devs have all the latest OTA updates in there builds anyway. As soon as a new OTA update is available then the Devs will update there roms.

joseph.davidow said:
is there any other way then to update the ota updates?
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If you would like to stay with stock kernel and ROM, there is no other way.
Even if you choose to flash a custom ROM, you will need to do these steps anytime you would like to go back to stock ROM delivered in the form of an RUU.
See this thread for installing RUU's after custom ROM

Can you recommend a decent guide how to flash a custom rom and a good custom rom to use.
Thank you all for your quick responses.

joseph.davidow said:
Can you recommend a decent guide how to flash a custom rom and a good custom rom to use.
Thank you all for your quick responses.
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You can find what's available in this sticky thread.
As for recommending, I would suggest you check out the OP pages for different ROMs and read up on the latest posts in each thread. This will give you an idea on what the ROM looks like, the features it supports and the level of support you will be getting for each ROM.

How do i get the 1.29 update, I'm still on 1.26.401.2 .
Thanks

tiltman71 said:
How do i get the 1.29 update, I'm still on 1.26.401.2 .
Thanks
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Available here:
RUU_ENDEAVOR_U_ICS_40_HTC_Europe_1.29.401.11_Radio_1.1204.105.14_release_260491_signed.exe

Thanks for the link, how do i install the update, do i have to be rooted to do so?
Thanks again.

tiltman71 said:
Thanks for the link, how do i install the update, do i have to be rooted to do so?
Thanks again.
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NO. Your phone should have the original recovery on it and, if it's unlocked, it has to be relocked to get the RUU to install.

ok, my phone has s-off, so i will look into it.
Thanks again

tiltman71 said:
ok, my phone has s-off, so i will look into it.
Thanks again
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So you are among the lucky few. Hats off to you.
I don't know what it's like to have s-off but normally install stock recovery before rellocking. Otherwise, you will be stuck.
Sent from my HTC One X

eyosen said:
I think you also have to re-lock your phone after restoring your stock recovery.
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I flashed a stock recovery and relocked the phone. I then downloaded the update and started to install it. The phone turned itself off and a logo appeared of a download sign but then after a few seconds it changed to an exclamation mark and stayed like that.
now I have a white screen with green htc all the time...please help

[Q] How to proceed for official JB update?

Hi..
I have just bought a new HOX with 4.0.4 and sense 4.1 build no. 2.17, CID HTC__038 INDIA.
My Question is if i unlock BL, get CWM recovery and Root it now what will be the preparations i have to do for getting OTA OFFICIAL JB Update, which is expected in recent time.
Will i need to unroot it and relock BL or anything like that.
Another thing if i get a Custom JB rom from XDA, what will i need to do in that case.
Any Help is Appreciated.
Sorry for being NooB but just got the device and not knowing much about it, tried searching but nothing relevant found in HOX forum.

Vipin_C said:
Hi..
I have just bought a new HOX with 4.0.4 and sense 4.1 build no. 2.17, CID HTC__038 INDIA.
My Question is if i unlock BL, get CWM recovery and Root it now what will be the preparations i have to do for getting OTA OFFICIAL JB Update, which is expected in recent time.
Will i need to unroot it and relock BL or anything like that.
Another thing if i get a Custom JB rom from XDA, what will i need to do in that case.
Any Help is Appreciated.
Sorry for being NooB but just got the device and not knowing much about it, tried searching but nothing relevant found in HOX forum.
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1- to get the OTAs you need to be on stock, so you will need to run a RUU and flash stock boot.img and stock recovery
2- to install JB custom roms you will need to upgrade your firmware to HBOOT 1.28/1.31 and then you can flash pretty much every JB rom

Stock
And what if is everything stock except unlocked bootloader??

matt95 said:
1- to get the OTAs you need to be on stock, so you will need to run a RUU and flash stock boot.img and stock recovery
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The RUU flashes boot.img and recovery, you just need to relock first.
kvragec said:
And what if is everything stock except unlocked bootloader??
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That's fine. So take a nandroid backup!

kvragec said:
And what if is everything stock except unlocked bootloader??
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In this situation you are able to receive and install official OTA's.
Stock boot.img
Stock rom
Stock recovery
Unlocked bootloader
In this way it's possible
Edit : sorry Ben pope's post was not yet visible when i typed mine
Verstuurd van mijn HTC One X

MarcelHofs said:
In this situation you are able to receive and install official OTA's.
Stock boot.img
Stock rom
Stock recovery
Unlocked bootloader
In this way it's possible
Edit : sorry Ben pope's post was not yet visible when i typed mine
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@ MarcelHofs:
So, if i flash a Custom JB now, i will have to get back to stock rom using RUU (with locked/unlocked BL), if i want OTA update.
Is that right..?
Second Question-- What if i want to upgrade using PC..?

MarcelHofs said:
In this situation you are able to receive and install official OTA's.
Stock boot.img
Stock rom
Stock recovery
Unlocked bootloader
In this way it's possible
Edit : sorry Ben pope's post was not yet visible when i typed mine
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Thank you.
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BenPope said:
The RUU flashes boot.img and recovery, you just need to relock first.
That's fine. So take a nandroid backup!
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Thanks. I've rooted phone two months ago and retun it to stock just like you said, with a nandroid backup, stock and recovery flashed from the exact same backup. Found that somewhere. I've asked that question because my friend told me that update wont work with unlocked bootloader.

Vipin_C said:
@ MarcelHofs:
So, if i flash a Custom JB now, i will have to get back to stock rom using RUU (with locked/unlocked BL), if i want OTA update.
Is that right..?
Second Question-- What if i want to upgrade using PC..?
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If you update your hboot and flash a custom JB rom you are stuck with that until a JB RUU is released. There is none at the moment
If you want to do a official JB OTA you have to get back to stock
1 or with a RUU
2 the method i posted before
Update with pc ?
My advice at this moment is to stay on stock (run it for a while and see there are no problems with the device) wait for the official JB update and start rooting and installing a custom rom after that. Until then you can read and learn more and more about flashing and rooting
Verstuurd van mijn HTC One X

@ MarcelHofs..
LOLZ, Sorry, I meant the JB RUU, thanks for guidance..

Just edited my last post
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Sorry to jump in on your thread, i've updated my HBOOT to the lastest version and flashed a custom JB i wish to return to stock so i can sell the phone. Can i flash an ICS RUU that matches my CID to return it to stock or so i have to wait for a JB RUU to appear?
I tried following that guide down the page but the download link for the "custom RUU" is dead.

DARKKRAKEN said:
Sorry to jump in on your thread, i've updated my HBOOT to the lastest version and flashed a custom JB i wish to return to stock so i can sell the phone. Can i flash an ICS RUU that matches my CID to return it to stock or so i have to wait for a JB RUU to appear?
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No you can not. Downgrading a hboot with a ruu is (still) impossible. Phone has to be s-off. You are stuck on a custom rom until a JB ruu is released
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